Witch-king of Angmar: Rise & Fall of the Nazgul Lord | Tolkien Explained
Who was the Witch-king of Angmar, and why could no man's hand ever kill him? In this deep dive, we trace the full arc of Sauron's greatest captain—the mortal king who traded his name, his face, and his life for a Ring of Power to become the Lord of the Nazgûl, a crown set upon no head. From the patient 675-year war that ground the Dúnedain kingdom of Arnor to dust, to the terror of the Black Breath, to Glorfindel's thousand-year prophecy, we follow him to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields—where Éowyn and the hobbit Merry met him. The twist lies in Merry's blade: forged in the very…
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